godsmack

Generally refers to a decent hard rock band, whose name was taken from the Alice in Chains song "God Smack". Often accused of being extremely derivative of Alice in Chains, but have formed their own brand of rock. Unfortunately, Godsmack has, on occasion, made songs that sound as if they have been influenced by Nickelback ("Bad Religion", "The Enemy"). Godsmack generally receives harsh criticism from those who have heard their singles, but fans understand that Godsmack can actually write good songs, although they do have a tendency to write similar-sounding songs at times. Listen to "Re-Align", "Immune", "Vampires", or "Stress" if you want a more well-rounded perspective of Godsmack's music. Or perhaps their acoustic album, The Other Side.